Bedroom Bliss: Create a Sleep-Friendly Environment with Control4
Smart Control of Lights, Shading and Climate Can Aid in Better Sleep
Sleep plays a vital role in the longevity of good health and wellbeing. During sleep, your body is working hard to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical health. If you often suffer from sleep deprivation, you could be at risk of certain chronic health problems.
By optimizing smart technology in the bedroom, you can create an environment that encourages better slumber with strategic control of lights, shading, and climate. A Control4 smart home system puts effortless control of these environmental factors in the palm of your hand.
Read below to learn how to leverage a Control4 smart home control system for an improved sleeping experience for everyone in your Springboro, OH household.
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Adjust Lights for Resting and Rising
Dimming your lights about an hour before bed helps to regulate your body’s internal clock and tells your brain it’s time to shift into sleep mode. Likewise, waking up to gradually brightening lights can help keep you from hitting snooze—especially if your alarm clock goes off before the sun rises.
Use Control4 to set your bedroom lights to an automatic schedule during the weekdays so they gradually dim at 9:00 PM, turn off at 10:00 PM, and gradually brighten again at 6:00 AM (or whichever times best fit your schedule). For more hands-on control, use the Control4 app or an on-wall keypad to easily custom-control the lights yourself if your schedule often changes.
Keep Out Ambient Light with Motorized Shades
Room-darkening window treatments help keep out ambient light from a bright moon, outdoor lamp posts, and passing cars while you’re sleeping. The downside? They also block out natural sunlight in the morning, which can trick your brain into thinking it’s still nighttime.
Motorized shades paired with a Control4 smart home system enables you to schedule when your window treatments automatically lift and lower throughout the day so you can take advantage of sunlight in the morning while keeping out distracting light at night.
Create the Ideal Temperature for Sleep
When you’re lying in bed, your body temperature naturally decreases to initiate sleep. Low room temperature can help facilitate this process, which is why the suggested room temperature for ideal sleep is between 60 and 67 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pair a smart thermostat with your Control4 smart home system to easily manage the temperature for optimal comfort throughout the day. Advanced adaptive scheduling and presets keep your home spaces comfortable in a way that matches your daily schedule.
Program your thermostat to lower to 67 degrees when your lights dim and shades close at 9:00 PM. When your lights brighten and shades rise in the morning, your thermostats can also adjust to warm your room. You can also incorporate smart thermostat sensors to help ensure your bedrooms are the exact temperature you want them to be at a certain time.
Do away with singular control of static lighting, manual shades, and stuffy temperatures by transforming your sleeping experience with Control4. Without even lifting a finger, you can create the ideal sleeping haven at night and an energizing environment in the morning. That’s the power of a Control4 smart home.
To learn more, schedule a visit to our certified Control4 showroom in Centerville, contact our team here, or send us a live chat below to speak with a smart home technology professional right now.
